George Washington's Journey
The President Forges a New Nation
1st Edition
Published on 12. January 2016
320 pages
978-1-4516-7544-3 (ISBN)
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This is George Washington in the surprising role of political strategist.
T.H. Breen introduces us to a George Washington we rarely meet. During his first term as president, he decided that the only way to fulfill the Revolution was to take the new federal government directly to the people. He organized an extraordinary journey carrying him to all thirteen states. It transformed American political culture.
For Washington, the stakes were high. If the nation fragmented, as it had almost done after the war, it could never become the strong, independent nation for which he had fought. In scores of communities, he communicated a powerful and enduring message?that America was now a nation, not a loose collection of states. And the people responded to his invitation in ways that he could never have predicted.
T.H. Breen introduces us to a George Washington we rarely meet. During his first term as president, he decided that the only way to fulfill the Revolution was to take the new federal government directly to the people. He organized an extraordinary journey carrying him to all thirteen states. It transformed American political culture.
For Washington, the stakes were high. If the nation fragmented, as it had almost done after the war, it could never become the strong, independent nation for which he had fought. In scores of communities, he communicated a powerful and enduring message?that America was now a nation, not a loose collection of states. And the people responded to his invitation in ways that he could never have predicted.
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T.H. Breen is currently the James Marsh Professor at-large at the University of Vermont. He is the author of eleven books on U.S. History, many of them prizewinners.
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue Untrodden Ground: Defining a New Political Culture
- Chapter I: The Power of Public Opinion
- Map of the Journey to the First Inauguration: April 16-23, 1789
- Chapter II: Inventing a New Theater of Politics
- Chapter III: The Script: Washington's Defense of the Union
- Chapter IV: Voices of the People
- Chapter V: The New England Tour: Triumphant Moments
- Map of the New England Tour: October 15-November 13, 1789, and August 15-21, 1790
- Chapter VI: Signs of Trouble: The Road South
- Map of the The Southern Tour: March 21-July 6, 1791
- Appendix: Hiding in Plain Sight
- Photographs
- About the Author
- Notes
- Photograph Credits
- Index
- Copyright
